Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Sesioidea Sesiidae Sesiinae

• Paranthrene tabaniformis (Rottemburg, 1775) Holarctic. See [maps] Varjolasisiipi Dusky Clearwing Poplar Twig Borer Kleiner Pappelglassschwärmer Bremsenschwärmer Svart poppelglasvinge Petite sésie du peuplier

  • Sphinx tabaniformis Rottemburg, 1775; Der Naturforscher 7: 110; TL: Germany, Landsberg a. d. Warthe (= in Poland)

  • Paranthrene tabaniformis, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Paranthrene tabaniformis, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • Paranthrene tabaniformis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Paranthrene tabaniformis, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

  • Paranthrene tabaniformis; [NACL], #2524; [RFEL]

  500x548 (~35Kb) FINLAND: Kangasala, 1994, Photo © Juha Salokannel

  500x370 (~22Kb) FINLAND: St: Luvia, Sitlahti, ex.l. 1975, O. Osmonen leg.

  Larva on Salicaceae , Populus , P. tremula, P. balsamifera, P. alba, Salix spp. [SPRK]

  • P. t. tabaniformis Holarctic

    • Sphinx asiliformis Schiffermüller, 1775; Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend: 305 (preocc.)
    • Sphinx sesia Gmelin, 1789
    • Sphinx rhingiaeformis Hübner, 1790
    • Aegeria tricincta Harris, 1839
    • Sesia serratiformis Freyer, 1842
    • Sciapteron tabaniformis var. kungessana Alphéraky, 1882; Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 17 (1-2): 20
    • Albuna denotata H. Edwards, 1882
    • Sciapteron flammans Hampson, [1893]
    • Paranthrene tabaniformis f. sangaica Bartel, 1912
    • Paranthrene tabaniformis f. annulifera Closs, 1920
    • Paranthrene tricincta f. oslari Engelhardt, 1946

    • Sciapteron tabaniformis var. kungessana; Grum-Grshimailo, 1890, in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 515
    • Paranthrene tabaniformis tabaniformis; de Freina, 1997, [BSW4], 52

    Misidentified/misapplied:

    • Sesia crabroniformis; Laspeyres, 1801
    • Sphinx vespiformis Linnaeus, 1761; Newman, 1832

    Larva on Populus tremula, P. nigra, Populus canadensis, P. alba, P. pyramidalis, P. argentea, P. italica, P. festigata, P. hickeliana, P. cordifolia, less Salix caprea, less S. babylonica [BSW4]

    Parasites Netelia testacea, Dolichomitus messor, Ephialtes tuberculatus, Billaea irrorata, Braconidae , Bracon mediator [BSW4]

  • P. t. synagriformis Rambur, [1866] Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Spain, Portugal, SE.France

    • Sesia synagriformis Rambur, [1866]; Cat. syst. Lépid. Andalousie (2): 148; TL: Spain, Andalusia, Malaga
    • Paranthrene rhingiaeformis var. intermedia Le Cerf, 1916

    • Paranthrene tabaniformis synagriformis; de Freina, 1997, [BSW4], 55

    Larva on Populus nivea, P. nigra, P. canadensis, P. virginiana, P. simonii, Hippophae rhamnoides [BSW4]

• Paranthrene insolita Le Cerf, 1914 -. See [maps]

  • Paranthrene insolita, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • P. i. insolita Turkey Eichenzweig-Glaswickler Großer Eichen-Glaswickler

    • Paranthrene insolita Le Cerf, 1914; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1914: 422
    • Paranthrene aurantiacum Rebel, 1917
  • P. i. mardina Spatenka & Lastuvka, 1997 SE.Turkey, N.Iraq, Levant, Palestine
  • P. i. polonica Schnaider, [1939] NE.Spain, S.France, C.Italy, Poland, Saxony, Germany, Slovakia, Czech, Hungary, Dalmatia, Ukraine, Bulgaria

    • Paranthrene polonica Schnaider, [1939]; Polsk. Pismo. Ent. 16/17: 143; TL: Ukraine, Lwów
    • Paranthrene novaki Tosevski, 1987

    • Paranthrene insolita polonica; de Freina, 1997, [BSW4], 56

    Larva on Quercus spp., less Populus canadensis, less P. pyramidalis, Salix alba? [BSW4]

  • P. i. hispanica Spatenka & Lastuvka, 1997 S.Spain

    • Paranthrene insolia hispana Spatenka & Lastuvka, 1997; Nachr. ent. Ver. Apollo 18 (1): 20; TL: Spain, Aragon, Teruel, Albarracin

    • Paranthrene insolita hispanica; de Freina, 1997, [BSW4], 58

    Original name spelled as it was in[BSW4], makes one doubt that it is a misprint. -- msa

• Paranthrene diaphana Dalla Torre & Strand, 1925 Balkans, Asia Minor. See [maps] Pontomediterraner Weidenglassflügler

  • Paranthrene tabaniformis var. diaphana Dalla Torre & Strand, 1925; Lepidopterorum Catalogus 31: 166; TL: Bosnia, Drina-Valley, Brcko
  • Paranthrene tabaniformis-rhingiaeformis ab. diaphana Schawerda, 1922; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 71: 165

  • Paranthrene diaphana, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Paranthrene diaphana; de Freina, 1997, [BSW4], 59

  Larva on Salix alba, Populus alba [BSW4]

• Paranthrene asilipennis (Boisduval, 1829)

  • denudatum (Harris, 1839)
    • = ; [NACL], #2522
  • vespipenne (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
    • = ; [NACL], #2522
  • bombyciformis (Walker, 1856)
    • = ; [NACL], #2522
  • vespipennis (Boisduval, 1875)
    • = ; [NACL], #2522
  • Sphecia championi Druce, 1883; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 29, 3 pl. 5, f. 4-5; TL: Guatemala
    • = ; [NACL], #2522

  • Paranthrene asilipennis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Paranthrene asilipennis, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Paranthrene asilipennis; [NACL], #2522
• Paranthrene dollii (Neumoegen, 1894)

  • castaneum (Beutemüller, 1897); (var.)
    • = ; [NACL], #2523
  • Paranthrene fasciventris Engelhardt, 1946; (form)
    • = ; [NACL], #2523

  • Paranthrene dollii, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Paranthrene dollii, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Paranthrene dollii, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]

  • Paranthrene dollii; [NACL], #2523
• Paranthrene fenestrata Barnes & Lindsey, 1922

  • Paranthrene fenestrata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Paranthrene fenestrata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Paranthrene fenestrata, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]

  • Paranthrene fenestrata; [NACL], #2525
• Paranthrene robiniae (H. Edwards, 1880)

  • perlucida (Busck, 1915)
    • = ; [NACL], #2526
  • Paranthrene palescens Engelhardt, 1946; (form)
    • = ; [NACL], #2526

  • Paranthrene robiniae, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Paranthrene robiniae, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Paranthrene robiniae, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]

  • Paranthrene robiniae; [NACL], #2526
• Paranthrene simulans (Grote, 1881)

  • palmii (H. Edwards, 1887)
    • = ; [NACL], #2527
  • luggeri (H. Edwards, 1891)
    • = ; [NACL], #2527

  • Paranthrene simulans, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Paranthrene simulans, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Paranthrene simulans; [NACL], #2527
• Paranthrene pygmaeum (Rebel, 1899) S.Arabia. See [maps]

  • Sciapteron pygmaeum Rebel, 1899; Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien 36: 360; TL: Ras Fartak
• Paranthrene scintillans (Butler, 1882) New Britain. See [maps]

  • Phlogothauma scintillans Butler, 1882; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 10 (57): 238; TL: New Britain

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